While New York City FC is set to join Orlando City SC as the 20th and 21st MLS clubs in 2015, a few things set them apart. To start, the former is without a stadium plan, while the latter is busy working towards building their permanent stadium. On Monday, the New York Times reported that […]

Over the weekend, Philly.com’s Jonathan Tannenwald reported that Atlanta would be announced as the 22nd MLS franchise. (They would be 22nd MLS team because David Beckham and MLS have not officially announced Miami as an expansion team, but rather only exercised his ownership clause. Tannenwald’s sources reported and others quickly confirmed later that April 16 […]

While it seemed like nothing major was going to occur after the United States Women’s National Team 2-0 win over China, the US Soccer Federation shocked many by firing head coach Tom Sermanni late Sunday night. Many are not shocked that he was fired, but rather the timing of the decision. With a poor performance in […]

For the longest time, MLS‘ market coverage had a glaring gap with no teams in the South East. With Orlando City SC joining in 2015 and David Beckham’ yet to be named Miami team to enter at the earliest 2018, that is no longer the case. The latter team has yet to agree to stadium […]

The US Men’s National Team takes on Mexico in a friendly on Wednesday, April 2. In anticipation of the match, Stoppage Time Soccer spoke exclusively with USMNT hall of fame goalkeeper Tony Meola. Ahead of Wednesday’s friendly, Meola will surprise a local youth soccer club with new equipment and invite them to the friendly. In […]

Another weekend of English Premier League action is about to begin. After midweek games entertained us, and Saturday and Sunday are filled with more action to conclude EPL Week 32. Monday also features one match as well. On Saturday, Manchester United and Aston Villa start off Saturday’s action at 8:45 a.m EDT. The pressure is mounting […]

It looked like defender James Riley was finding his niche in Los Angeles, However, the LA Galaxy defender will miss six months of action due to a torn meniscus. Late Thursday night, the team announced Riley had successful surgery to repair his torn meniscus. After a somewhat frustrating 2013 MLS season with DC United, Riley […]

The US Men’s National Team and Mexico National Team have a rich history playing against each other. April 2 should be no different as both teams face-off in a 2014 World Cup friendly. While there is no qualifying at stake, both teams will be battling for bragging rights. On Wednesday, Jurgen Klinsmann and US Soccer […]

With the Harrisburg City Islanders‘ 2014 USL PRO season set to start soon, the team’s front office is making finalizing the roster. On Tuesday, HCI announced that they signed Robbie Derschang and Raphael Cox, while mutually agreeing to release Stephen Basso. Harrisburg receives a speedy left winger in adding Cox to the roster. The former 2009 […]

On the latest episode of the Stoppage Time Soccer Podcast, we dive into topics surrounding USMNT, MLS, Liga MX, and EPL. More specifically, episode #7 takes a look at what Julian Green‘s decision to play for the Red, White, and Blue means for the US Men’s National Team and how it could impact their 2014 […]